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The Role of Digital Transformation Executives in Global Economic Resilience: Strategic Leadership for Technological Change

Akeem Adesola ADESINA

Abstract

Economic growth and development issue has assumed prominence in the discourse of the role of digital transformation and technological change. It is a topical subject with a tangible target that has evolved over time, in its beginnings focusing on capital accumulation and workforce occupancy growth while technological progress was viewed as external factor. Studies have shown that that technological change and advancement needs to be analysed as an internal element that has the ability to increase the role of human employees through automation, increasing capital returns while achieving efficiency and additional workforce specialization. Therefore, this study identified the responsibilities of Chief Technology Officers (CTOs), Chief Information Officers (CIOs), and Digital Transformation Executives as critical and not just technology managers but resilience and competitive re-engineers in the face of economic disruption, digital inequality, and rapid innovation cycles. The paper among other recommendations concluded that the US government and other economic development stakeholders should improve employees efficiency, leveraging the usage and availability of digital technologies which provide faster and leaner access to resources, thus responding to each particular group needs.

Keywords

Digitalization; Global Economy; Technological Change; Workforce

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